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8 Hazaras among 9 killed in Quetta

8 Hazaras among 9 killed in Quetta

QUETTA: Nine more people were gunneddown in three separate incidents of sectarian targetkilling here on Saturday, the fourth such incident in Quetta this week. The freshincident at BreweryRoad comes a day after BalochistanGovernorNawabZulfiqarAliMagsi’s remarks that if peace was not restored in Quetta the Army might take over which could further complicate the situation. Police said that six people, who belonged to the Hazara community, were on their way to Marriabad from Hazaratown in a yellow cab when it was ambushed by unidentified armed men in the KilliIbrahimzaiarea at BreweryRoad. The armed men sprayed bullets with lethal automaticweaponstargeting the passengers of the yellow cab. All the six people in the vehicle died on the spot.

Reports suggested that the assailants had taken positions on KilliIbrahimzai’s main road. The attackersopenedfire on the vehicle as it approached them at around 9:15am. The attack was so sudden and intense that the victims could not resist and died immediately. The attackers fled from the scene on a motorcycle leaving behind the deceased in a pool of blood.

The bodies of the deceased were take to the BolanMedicalComplexhospital in private vehicles. Soon after the incident, a large number of people belonging to the Hazara community thronged to the hospital where they strongly protested against the targetkillingincident.

On being informed, the police and FrontierCorps (FC) personnel reached the spot and started a probe into the matter.

The Balochistangovernment also called in 10platoons of the FC to maintain law and order in different areas of Quetta and to deal with any untoward occurrence.

The incident of targetkilling created tension in the provincial capital and people belonging to the Hazara community, including political activists and students, blocked the BreweryRoad and protested against the killings. They burnt tyres and demanded of the government to step down as it has failed to provide security to the citizens.

Meanwhile, three persons, two of them belonging to the Hazaracommunity, were shotdead in other incidents of targetkillings at the SabzalRoad and Shalakotarea.

Police said that unknown armed men openedindiscriminatefire with modern weapons on them, killing two of them on the spot while another succumbed to his injuries in the CMH.

Routine life was paralysed and violent protest demonstrations were staged in Quetta following the fresh incidents of targetkillings. All business activities in the city remained at a standstill throughout the day. An angry mob ransacked the BolanMedicalComplex (BMC) hospital and setablaze a vehicle. Despite the ban on aerialfiring, there was heavy aerialfiring in different localities of the city.

The HazaraDemocraticParty (HDM) announced a wheel jam strike in the provincial capital today (Sunday) against the BreweryRoad carnage, while Hazara women staged a protest demonstration in the Hazaratown graveyard. They chanted slogans against the government, holding it responsible for the killings. At Breweryroad, the protestors burnt tyres and staged a token sit-in outside the BreweryPoliceStation.

Meanwhile, expressing their deep grief over the gory incidents, BalochistanGovernorNawabZulfiqarAliMagsi and ChiefMinisterAslamRaisani strongly condemned the targetkillings. In their separate messages, they expressed deep grief and sorrow over the killings. In his message, the governor underlined the need for provincial government to adopt strict measures as it has become a challenge for the government to restore peace in the province.

Meanwhile, the BalochistanShiaConference demanded the imposition of governor’s rule in Balochistan saying that the government has miserably failed in combating the targetkillings.

APP adds: The enraged protestors openedfire at the StationHouseOfficer (SHO) BreweryPoliceStation, however, he remained safe.

The FC and police personnel escorted students and teachers of the SardarBahadarKhanWomenUniversity and schools located close to the affected areas where they were besieged after the protestors openedaerialfiring.

The lawenforcementagenciesraided various places in the city and took over 100suspected persons into custody who were being interrogated.

TahaffuzAzadari Council announced a seven-day mourning in the city. HazaraQaumiJirga, ShiaConference and all political and religious parties condemned the incidents of targetkillings which had claimed about 25 lives and injured several others during the last 10 days in the provincial capital.

Talking to the media, Home Secretary BalochistanNasibullahBazai said they could not provide complete security and protection to citizens. He, however, said that a comprehensive security plan had been devised which, after the approval of the relevant authorities, would be implemented.